CDH55240 - Disc 1 Track 1 - Sonata da chiesa in G major, Op 1 No 9

Sonata da chiesa in G major, Op 1 No 9

composer

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

1681; dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden

Recordings

Corelli: La Folia & other works

The Purcell Quartet

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55240 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Details

Movement 1: Allegro – Adagio

The Purcell Quartet

Track 1 on CDH55240 [1'16] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 2: Allegro

The Purcell Quartet

Track 2 on CDH55240 [1'15] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 3: Adagio

The Purcell Quartet

Track 3 on CDH55240 [1'34] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Movement 4: Allegro – Adagio

The Purcell Quartet

Track 4 on CDH55240 [1'16] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Sonata da chiesa in G major, Op 1 No 9

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The Sonata in G major Op 1 No 9 opens with a ‘call to attention’ and triplet flourishes over a held chord. Broken-chord figurations form the basis of the short Allegro that follows before the flourishes return, this time in the dominant. The central lyrical Adagio in sarabande rhythm is sandwiched between two fugal movements, the second based on the same broken-chord idea.